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Teaching, learning & assessment strategies
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
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Internationalisation of UK HE
“Higher education in the UK benefits from a diverse staff and student population and international
students are an important part of the picture.  This brings particular challenges and opportunities
for pedagogic practice – developing the way we teach and support those students. We know that
teaching practice and learner support that works for international students also works for the
benefit of all students.
An internationalised student experience is a key aspiration for many UK universities and colleges.
We recognise that this must include a curriculum that is robustly informed by a broader world view
and is taught in a range of ways.”
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/internationalisation
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Taken from the HEA Internationalisation page - - highlights the need for a change in pedagogy.
Today will be a chance to reflect on challenges and share ideas for changes in pedagogic practice

AIMS
•To explore some learning, teaching and assessment behaviours
–The nature of academic language
–The impact of language culture
–The implications for academic literacy
•To share some practical strategies & resources
–The value of certain activities & techniques
•To apply new learning to old practice
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OVERVIEW
•THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER
• 9-10.30  Needs analysis
• 11-12.30 The nature of academic language
• 1.30-3.00 The impact of language culture on literacy
• 3.30-4.00 Round up
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• FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER
•  9-10.30 Teaching & learning strategies
•  11-12.30 Assessment strategies
•  1.30-3.00 Effective Communication
•  3.30-4.00 Round up
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A series of activities leading to a series of reflections – on sheet. Think about how this might
help international students and how it might be adapted for their context.  Will share at end if
time.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE
•THINK
–Think about how you want to introduce yourself to the group with reference to your notes
•PAIR
–Introduce yourself to a partner(2 mins each)
•SHARE
–Introduce your partner to the group (1 min each)
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ACTIVITY 1
How would this help?

 MUDDIEST POINT
•Individual reflection: On a post –it:
•Write one challenge or ‘unexpected behaviour’ you have faced in teaching multilingual groups (that
you hope to explore today and tomorrow).
•Stick it on the wall (to reflect on during breaks and come back to at end of day/course)
ACTIVITY 2
How would this help?

Could have post it board for vocab, muddy points, questions. Can now do this electronically -  good
to write

POSTER PARADE
•Get into discipline-specific groups where possible
•Brainstorm what I need to now about your teaching and learning context
–Teaching (people, practices, constraints)
–Learning (people, behaviour, motivations & attitudes, constraints)
–Assessment (people, practices, constraints)
–Institution (nature, divisions, role, reputation, specialities, constraints)
–Czech HE system
•Create a poster for one of the aspects above
•Parade past other posters and annotate
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ACTIVITY 3
How would this help?

Who? What? How? Why?
Hope to get disagreement from informants from same ‘culture’